Recog ch 2

[Richard Ryan]

I don't believe the novel is explicit about what offends Wyatt about
Cremer's offer (Wyatt calls it "insane"); readers are left to surmise
for themselves.  Perhaps its a genuine moral indignation at the
proposed dishonesty....but perhaps its also a matter of pride: Wyatt
may be offended by the suggestion that his work is not sufficiently
brilliant to attract favorable notices on its own, that he would have
to pay for a good review of his paintings.  The irony that his genuine
canvases would only provoke "forged" criticism is obvious.

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I guess Wyatt doesn't hope for an eternal reward.
>>
>> All his history to me at one point suggested that.
>
> which things made you think that?
>
> for me the idea cropped up when he talks about "the vanishing point"
> which is suggestive but I'm not sure how to express why that makes me
> think about post-life planning...
>
>
> mainly, though, the best indicator is that he doesn't act in his own
> epicurean interests, but refuses Cremer's kind offer --
>
> If he doesn't believe in some kind of transcendental rightness that he
> has to answer to, be judged by, and expect non-earthly rewards from,
> then why does he do that?
>
>



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